churchwarden
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churchwarden
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From Middle English cherchewardeyn, chirchewardeyn, churchewardeyn, schyrsche wordeyn; equivalent to church + warden.
noun churchwardens
- A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish. At first, not knowing any better, I used sometimes to copy a nude on the pavement. The first I did was outside St Martin's-in-the-Fields church. A fellow in black—I suppose he was a churchwarden or something—came out in a tearing rage.
- A similar functionary of the Episcopal church.
- Ellipsis of churchwarden pipe In one part of Cockaigne an amalgamation of these two last has lately taken place; and the pleasure experienced by the parishioners of Walbrook is unbounded when smoking an alderman and churchwarden.
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noun lay officer who handles secular affairs of the parish
| Español | capiller, capillero |
|---|---|
| Français | marguillier, marguillière |
| Deutsch | Kirchenvorsteher, Kirchenvorsteherin |
| Ελληνικά | επίτροπος epítropos |
| Русский | кти́тор ktítor, церко́вный ста́роста cerkóvnyj stárosta |
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title = {churchwarden},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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